Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-09
THE NATIONS SCAPITAL.
Congress Does Little Thursday.
The Proceedings Of the Evangelical Al
The Republican National Convention TO
Meet at Chicago, June 10Th.
The Republican National Committee Re-
ceives Numerous Invitations for
the Republican Convention
Mr. Y.amar'e AprointrunpS ~ h. c.,
Mr.. Lamar's Appointment to the Su-
preme Bench May be Rejected
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1t is understood that Senator Evarts has
been selected for the Craftsmanship of the
Senate committee on rules, though it is not
known that he will accept it,
At today's meeting of the Evangelical Al
lance DIR. Baldwin said that he had found
that in the work in Connecticut the Catholic
church had often given most efficient help.
President Dodge said that the Alliance
mad always cooperated heartily with
the Catholic church for all good, although
1t has been Obliged To protest against the ul-
tra-montane attack upon the public schools
Rev. DIR. j. NJ. Williams, vice president
of the Baltimore Alliance said, that woman
Is the chief teacher in the home, school to
which we must mainly look for training in
purity
Rev. NJ. w. Presby of Philadelphia said
that many of the young were reached by i'm
pure contamination because the church does
nat handle the matter without gloves.
President John Eaton of Marietta College,
Ohio, late United States Commissioner of
Education read "A paper on '.Illiteracy" in the
course of which he said illiteracy is in
measure ignorance, sign of darkness, an
invitation to fraud cover to iniquty H.
literacy is hostile to mans welfare, hin,lers
industry and prosperity and obstructs virtue
President Angel of Michigan University
presided at the afternoon session and intro
duced President McCosh of Princeton Col
lege " ho read a paper on Church in rea-
ton to the capital and labor question" Life
he said is a struggle for existence. The con-
trast between capital and labor is old and
likely to continue for ages. Christ declined
to Judge in the strife about property. Church
and State are distinct and neither should
usurp the functions of the other | am one
of 400 or more in Scotland. said the speaker
who resigned our hvings. and founded the
free church of Scotland. Unworthy men are
appoiuted when political Influences direct
the church. Her weapons are spiritual Man
has a right to property in land or merchan-
disc. The state is to protect human rights
It has been unjustlv charged that the church
is not a friend to the Door Facts show her
to he their best friend The bulk of its men,
bershjp is of the middle class. If the lower
classes are elevated it must be by themselves
not bv those above them. Their efforts and
leaders are too often unwisc. fanatical and
violent. The speaker had travelled 1000
miles in this land before he came to be a
citizen. Where are laboring people? he asked.
Two-thirds of the people furnish but one
tenth of the church attendants Clerks and
merchants are there more generally than the
noor lahnriup man He IL iealous of the
wnIl-to-do ueople and does not care to minple
with tb,m II is our duty IN 90 to the work
ingmcn and approach them respectfully. not
with a patronizing condcscension. Pastoral
and eyanpelistic work is demanded Minis
tors now overlook this
Hon Seth Low of Rrooklyn. then followed
and spoke Oh the same topic He con-
fined himself to the special DEPART
ment of organized capital and labor
Every citizen. he said, is voter. and every
one can see that the individual counts for
much in shaping public action but in bust
ness matters that individual is steadily be-
coming of less account. Corporatjons and
trades unions absorb him and these tenden-
cies both help and are necessary to each 9TH
or The seeming antagonism of capital and
labor is manifestation of force. The man
ayers of corporations as well as those of la
Dor organizations have ridden rough shod
over the rights of the minorities and indvid-
uals. The church should be fearless, pro-
testing in the stvle of Nathan, when he dared
to say to King David Thou art the man
Bribery on the part of corporations and
boycott on the part of labor are intoerable
sins against the very life of society, far more
than against capital or labor When an en-
plover is a corporation instead of an individ-
ual there is less chance of ethical considera-
tions t. restrain selfshness, Pools and trusts
do not benefit labor but stockholders should
not wonder at the hostility Of labor societies
at large. Is there not here great oppor-
tunity for the church to act as mediator:
general discussion followed f. II.
Rogers of Chelsea, Mass. and others took
part
The redubican national committee in
this city today, on reassembling this
afternoon they voted TO allow each
city competing for the next national conven-
ton, fifteen minutes to present their claims
Ex-Secretary Window spoke first for Mime
apolis. He guaranteed that the expenses OF
the delegates would not be greater than at
Chicago. He promised accommodations for
forty thousand visitors, hall to seat eleven
thousand, and headquarters Tor every state
and2 Territory In the same building. lie said
the convention was needed IN the northwest
to offset the free trade sentiment.
Gen. Henderson OF Missouri onered SINH
lar guarantees for st LOUIS lie SAID the
republicans hoped to carry Missouri next
fall and wanted the convention to help.
Col. ID. Z. Dyer also advocated ST. Louis
Mayor Roche and Senator Cullom spoke
for Chicago, Senator Mandesson for Omaha
and Congressman Butterworth and Murat
IIalstead for Cincinnati, and congressman
bingham ioi l = n.,I
Col. VIM. c. Elan spoke tor Richmond
He reviewed the history OF the party IN the
state, sh1w'hs 9 ;nas .onnhlcsn M oroan;za.
growth, The national republican oreahlza-
ton of Virginia was NOT ihefneieht nor uh-
successful and with tne eora'ai recosh''ion
and support of the national republican party
Virginia would give her else9orai 'o'eS next
year to the republican cahi''a'e. -.
Gov. Gillette OF Dako'a, presented .he
claims OF the people Oh ',e TERRITORY !" 'ne
recognition OF ,hs repuoiGan a na''ohai Iaio uon-